The Book of Mormon Digital Cast Album Sells Thousands of Copies Since May 17 Release

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27 May 2011

The original Broadway cast album of the Tony-nominated musical The Book of Mormonhas sold 13,000 copies since its digital release May 17 from Ghostlight Records, according to a report on Billboard.com.

The Book of Mormon also had the best-selling week of a Broadway cast album in history, ranking at #31 on the Billboard 200 chart. The hard-copy album, with lyrics, liner notes and production photos, will hit stores June 7.

As previously reported, the 16-track album was also the fastest-selling Broadway cast album in iTunes history, and by the end of its first day of sales, The Book of Mormon was ranked in the #2 slot and currently stands at #22.

The Book of Mormon has book, music and lyrics by Emmy Award-winning "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Avenue Q Tony Award winner Robert Lopez, all of whom earned 2011 Tony Award nominations for Best Original Score and Best Book. The Book of Mormon nabbed a total of 14 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical.

The hard copy of the album is currently available for purchase at the theatre or pre-order on the Ghostlight Records website, and can be downloaded digitally on iTunes.

Josh Gad ("The Daily Show with Jon Stewart") and Andrew Rannells (Jersey Boys) star as an unlikely pair of Mormon missionaries who venture from Salt Lake City to AIDS-ravaged Uganda in the hopes of converting villagers with the story of Joseph Smith and the founding of the Mormon Church. The problem is: Only one of them has actually read the book.